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Nearby Communities in the 1890s


We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.

If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>

While we didn't find Altorf in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Altorf. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Altorf listed first.

  • Deselm
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Deselm is also located in Kankakee County
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  • Bonfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Greenwich
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Greenwich is also located in Kankakee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
  • Goodrich
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Goodrich is also located in Kankakee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodrich
  • Kankakee
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Kankakee is also located in Kankakee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kankakee
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,668 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kankakee <2>
  • Ritchie
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Ritchie is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritchie
  • Irwin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Irwin is also located in Kankakee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
  • Saint George
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Saint George is also located in Kankakee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
  • Custer Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Custer Park is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer Park
  • Otto
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Otto is also located in Kankakee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
  • Exline
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Exline is also located in Kankakee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exline
  • Symerton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Symerton is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Symerton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
  • Union Hill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Herscher
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Herscher is also located in Kankakee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herscher
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,483 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herscher <2>
  • Essex
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Essex is also located in Kankakee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 762 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Essex <2>
  • Wallingford
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Wallingford is located in Will County
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  • Wilmington
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Wilmington is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,597 people
  • Chebanse
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Peotone
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Buckingham
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Braidwood
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Koster
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Koster is also located in Kankakee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koster
  • Momence
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Momence is also located in Kankakee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Momence
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,049 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Momence <2>
  • Braceville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Reddick
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Reddick is also located in Kankakee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reddick
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 157 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reddick <2>
  • Elwood
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Grant Park
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Grant Park is also located in Kankakee County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,231 people
  • Manhattan
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Diamond
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Mazonia
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Mazonia is located in Grundy County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazonia

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Altorf, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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